Desmal Purcell

Bio

Desmal Purcell is a visual artist, art educator and world traveller. His work has been exhibited internationally, published internationally and is included in private and public collections throughout the globe. Desmal is currently involved in the visual arts as a founding member of the StillmoreRoots Group artist collective, an art instructor at East Georgia College and a working artist. You can currently find his work on exhibit at the Kobo Gallery in downtown Savannah.
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Artist Statement

My process consists of research, practice and implementation. My research begins with readings and is followed up by observation and life experiences. This is the cornerstone for my creative process. The practice revolves around meditation, labor and once again, observation. Thinking, producing and then reflecting on what has occurred. The last phase of the process is implementation; this involves sharing the work with you the viewer. What I do is not necessarily original, it is simply a regurgitation of past cultures, current views and personal relationships with people and places. It is my arrangement of these elements that brings something new into being.

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